In recent months, I’ve been sent some fantastic books to review. The problem is, I have so much on my plate right now that I haven’t had a chance to give these wonderful tomes the attention they deserve! So, I put them in my basket of books awaiting review, hoping that magic will happen and they will review themselves. They didn’t, and so here in my virtual Book Basket, I’ll try to give them at least some well-deserved play. (more…)
Join Relevant Radio’s “Morning Air” host Sean Herriot and I tomorrow, June 13 at 6:15am CST as we chat about Mary and Joseph as a model of holy parenthood for dads. “Mary as a model for fathers?” you gasp. That’s right! Listen live or catch the podcast later to find Read more
God is stronger! Do you believe this?
That’s what Pope Francis said in his Wednesday Audience earlier today. If I didn’t know better, I’d say that the Holy Father was speaking directly to me. But, He wasn’t. I wasn’t at St. Peter’s today; I was here at home tending to the variety of things God is asking of me, and at the moment he was speaking, I had no idea of what he was saying. On the other hand, he was talking directly to me, and to each one of us, since his words always are meant for (more…)
At yesterday’s Angelus, Pope Francis talked about the recently-celebrated feast, the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In particular, he spoke of Jesus’ Heart as the ultimate symbol of God’s mercy. This symbol is not imaginary, as many symbols are, but it is a real symbol; it exists now and for always.
Additionally, the Holy Father told the crowd that Jesus is pure mercy. I think it might be difficult for us to (more…)
On this Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I’d like to share with you this quote from St. Anthony Mary Claret. The Nineteenth century Spanish saint’s words are both beautiful and daring. They challenge me to take my Marian devotion and spiritual life up another notch. As I go about my day today – celebrating my husband’s birthday and attending the wedding of a lovely young couple – I’ll be playing the quote in the background of my heart and asking myself, “How will I light the fire of divine love in the world?” (more…)
In the June issue of “Simply Holy,” I wrote about the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the possibility of enthroning Jesus in our hearts. Today, I came across a quote from St. Claude La Colonbiere, taken from notes for a retreat he gave in 1678. God, as you probably already know has a funny way of doing things. Not funny, “ha-ha,” but funny as in “you did that on purpose, didn’t you?”
What first caught my eye was the word, “bitterness” in the first line. Bitterness can take many forms and I think most of us struggle with it in one form or another, at least on occasion. It can be difficult to remain joyful when faced with misfortune, can’t it? (more…)
I’ve been on many radio shows in the last few weeks! With our son’s wedding plunked smack dab in the middle, I haven’t had time to post the podcasts for them! Finally, I have them all the available ones posted – as individual blog posts and as entries in my podcast section (on the left hand side of  my home page). I hope you’ll take a listen and enjoy the contents as well as share them with family and friends so that they can enjoy them, too. My conversations with EWTN Radio’s Son Rise Morning Show host Brian Patrick, (more…)